Monday, March 30th — 13 days until Brighton Marathon When I wrote the first blog in this series back in February, Brighton felt like a long way off. 64 days. Plenty of time. The training block was fresh, the legs were fresh, and the redemption arc was just getting started. Now there's 13 days to go. And I'm sitting here writing this feeling genuinely excited. Let me catch you up. Forest of Dean Spring Half Marathon — March 22nd This was always the tune-up race. The chance to test where my...

I spent this week on a ski trip in New Hampshire with my brother and his family. First time on skis. First time hitting the slopes. And a week where marathon training took a backseat to making memories. Here's what went down. The Plan vs. Reality Let me be honest—I knew going into this week that I wouldn't be able to stick to my training plan exactly. But sometimes you have to let life get in the way. And when that life involves watching your niece and nephew play ice hockey, attempting your...

Sunday, February 15th - 57 days until Brighton Marathon 15 kilometres around Grafham Water. Cold. Wet. Miserable. This is the side of marathon training nobody posts about. No sunshine. No "feeling blessed" captions. No perfect running photos with motivational quotes. Just me, soaked through, asking myself "what the fuck am I doing this for?" The Run Physically? Felt better than expected. I'd been dealing with shin splints on my last two runs, so I went into this one cautious. But they didn't...